To deal with 4-year-old Anne's temper tantrums at home and preschool, the behavior therapist trained Anne's parents and her preschool teachers to modify the problem behavior by using _____ and _____, which are two techniques based on operant conditioning.

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Extinction is the process of eliminating a behavior by withholding reinforcement, while positive reinforcement is the addition of a rewarding stimulus to increase the likelihood of a desired behavior. These are both techniques based on operant conditioning that can be used to modify problem behavior. Punishment is not typically used in behavior therapy with children, and conditional acceptance and empathic understanding are not specific techniques based on operant conditioning. Counterconditioning and systematic desensitization are techniques based on classical conditioning and are not directly related to modifying problem behavior.

To Deal with 4-Year-Old Anne's Temper Tantrums at Home and Preschool